The phylogeny of cytokines

The Cytokine Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 57-84

  Secombes, Chris J ^a   Kaiser, Pete ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012689663-3/50007-7     Document Type: Chapter

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